After Everton Ribeiro was a target for Botafogo, he is officially in as a reinforcement for Bahia

Object of interest Botafogo Provided that the renewal is with Flamingo It's starting to get complicated, the attacking midfielder Everton Ribeiro It became official on Saturday (6/1) as a new reinforcement of Bahia. The player signed with Tricolor for two seasons.

Botafogo monitored the situation with Flamengo and, after the contract expired, consulted the player's representatives about a possible transfer, but heard that Everton Ribeiro had no intention of playing for a rival to the Red-Black, and therefore, neither of them reached an offer deal.

The same situation would also have happened with Fluminense. Other Brazilian football clubs have shown interest, including Cruzeiro, a two-time Serie A champion, and Internacional. However, Bahia's proposal was accepted, with large numbers and a functional project.

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Esporte Clube Bahia has officially announced the signing of midfielder Everton Ribeiro.

The squadron's new reinforcements have signed a contract until the end of the 2025 season.

Everton Ribeiro arrives at Tricolor having collected important titles such as Campeonato Brasileiro (4x), Taça Libertadores (2x), Supercopa do Brasil (2x) and Copa do Brasil.

On an individual level, after impressive spells at Cruzeiro and Flamengo, the new Esquadrão midfielder has achieved important achievements such as being named Brazilian League Player of the Year in 2013 and 2014.

He was the star of the Brazilian League 2019. Silver Ball in 2013 and three other elections as the best left midfielder in the Brazilian League (13, 14 and 19).

Everton Augusto de Barros Ribeiro was born in Aruga, São Paulo, and is a player with a history in the Brazilian national team. In addition to his spells at the base, for the Under-17 and Under-20s, the player was called up to the main team and was part of the squad for the 2022 World Cup.

In his career, in addition to Cruzeiro and Flamengo, Everton played for Sao Caetano, Curitiba, Corinthians, and Al-Ahly of the Emirates.

He joins the group on Monday (8) and continues his journey into pre-season in Manchester.